Volunteer opportunities in Waltham

• Reading Partners

  We are a non profit organization that runs a reading program, the Reading Partners, in the Waltham, Malden and Watertown elementary schools. Our main objective is to help increase the literacy skills of children in K-3. The Reading Partners Program is looking for volunteers 55+ in Waltham to work with children one on one in Fitch, Fitzgerald, MacArthur,Whittemore, and Bright Elementary Schools. This opportunity is sponsored by: Mystic Valley Elder Services, Inc.

  Working with children is a very rewarding experience. Volunteers return year after year because of the joy and reward of being part of a child's first reading experience. Don't you want to be a part of our team?

  Contact: Janey Flynn, Literacy Program Coordinator, 781-324-7442 ext 173, jflynn@mves.org
  300 Commercial St., Suite 19, Malden, MA 02148
  Web Site: http://www.mves.org/

• Waltham Community Web site

  These Waltham, MA community pages were created, and are funded and maintained by volunteers, with no assistance of any kind from the City of Waltham. Here are some suggestions of how you can help out.

  • Donate your photographs of Waltham. Have your photos scanned onto a diskette when you get them developed, or scan them yourself if you can, and email me your best shots. I will give full credit for the photography and scanning. Currently I'm looking for street scenes to enhance the Streets and Roads feature.
  • Adopt one of the pages, and be responsible for updates and maintenance. Volunteer to take over editing and maintenance of an existing or new sub-page.
  • Verify the facts. The information on the Online Community Directory pages needs to be checked and verified regularly. By calling the numbers listed and sending me any updates, you will help to keep the data up to date.
  • Send links to sites relevant to Waltham that I may have missed.
  • Do research on the history or current state of Waltham, to create new text or graphics.
  • Ask me for suggestions of how you can help, based on your skills and interests.

  Contact: Scott Shurr at ScottShurr@waltham-community.org
  People who have helped: Jason Burke, Jennifer Patton, Jennifer Rose

Waltham Community home page
Comments and suggestions welcome. Send email to Scott Shurr at ScottShurr@waltham-community.org
Created: December, 1995. Updated: 22 April 2003 ...always under construction!